Hedy’s Blog

Coping Versus Living

Coping Versus Living

I learned the distinction between Coping and Living from my mother Miri Muszkal (may her memory be a blessing). Someone in our weekly Club Memory poetry group (now done on the phone) said to me: “Hedy, you are so positive.” And I said: “I am thanking my mother for it. She taught me to live instead of cope.”

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Gratitude Creates A Bridge To Abundance

Gratitude Creates A Bridge To Abundance

Yumi’s and my understanding of the Language of Abundance started for us twenty-five years ago. We were exploring the Relational Paradigm, and discovered Appreciative Inquiry, an organizational methodology. We learned the importance of “languaging” and the distinction between the Language of Deficit and the Language of Abundance. A basic principle we were inspired by is that the sound and meaning of words leave a profound subconscious impact on us. And we can choose to create language that fits us vibrationally, so that we unleash our energy and imagination. For example, listen to the difference between “life is a problem to be solved,” and “life is an adventure to be lived.”

I am in radical gratitude for the inspiration of our ongoing learning…

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